21 Amazing Websites You Might Have Missed

16 Jun 2017

The internet is full of interesting websites that fulfil a diverse range of topics. There’s YouTube if you want to watch a video or if you’d rather read about the Renaissance period there’s Wikipedia (for starters) or the encyclopaedia Britannica. In a nutshell, whatever you want to find, chances are that you will get it here.

But then, these are the known websites. There are many websites which aren’t so popular but yet are masters in their own ways.

Thinking along the same lines, today we have assembled a list of 21 amazing websites which you are not only super cool but equally efficient.

1. Imgur — Video to GIF

First, on the list, we have the popular Imgur website. This is a simple website using which you can generate a GIF of any public video from YouTube and any other video streaming websites.

All you have to do is paste the URL of the video, choose the start and end time stamp and add an optional text to the video — that’s all. Your GIF will be ready in no time and you can save it on the computer directly.

2. Create Memes

With a number of memes doing rounds every day, it’s imperative that you also have a trustworthy tool to call your own. Say Hi to Imgflip.

This tool is easy-to-use and generates memes in a matter of seconds. Just select the meme you want to personalize, add text and download it to share on social media. Unleash your creativity.

3. Tvcountdown.com

It’s tough to keep track of TV shows, especially if you are following too many of them. In such a scenario, you can use TV Countdown to make a customized list of your favourite shows and then track the air date to never miss one.

4. Hacker Typer

Want to prank your friends? The Hacker Typer can help you in doing just that.

Just open the website and press random keys like you are feather typing and the page will automatically generate pre-formatted codes to prank someone who is looking at your screen.

5. Account Killer

This site presents a step-by-step instruction to delete your online accounts – whether it’s Facebook, Skype, Twitter or Gmail. Just select the platform and follow the steps which are updated frequently.

6. What Movie Should I Watch Tonight

Most of the times, I just open Netflix and scroll through the movie section, not sure of which movie to watch. If you are one like me, then you’ll love this website called WMSIWT. You can browse random movie trailers based on your interest and choice.

The best thing about this is that the categories are divided broadly, along with a number depicting the number of movies in each one.

7. PDF to Word

Ever got stuck with a PDF copy sent by a client, whereas you requested for a word document? Well, I have and let me tell you, it’s annoying! My way out of it was to quickly convert it online using the PDF to Word tool.

All you need to do is upload the file to the website, enter your email and leave the rest to the website.

What’s cool is that you can even use this tool for converting Word docs to PDF files. And if you are worried about watermarks, nah, this tool doesn’t leave any.

8. Mathway

MathWay is the Photomath for desktops. Similar to the way that Photomath helps to solve math problems, mathway does the same sans the camera.

Here you have an onscreen keyboard where you can enter your math equation –whether that’s Algebra, Trigonometry or Calculus – it’ll solve the equation and give a solution with step-by-step details. Cool, right?

9. URL Shortener

There are many URL shortener tools out there, but my tool of choice is TinyURL. This tool not only shortens URLs but also makes one which is really easy to remember.What’s even better is that you can also activate tracking on these shortened URLs.

TinyURL boasts of the links never expiring and if you have a long affiliate link which you want to mask, it lets you do even that through its Hide URL feature.

And if you really fall for this tool, you can straightaway install its extension on your browser.

10. Radio Garden

Wish to listen to songs and jingles from all over the world? Say hello to Radio Garden. This excellent radio service developed by Studio Puckey & Moniker, displays the entire earth, which can be rotated to find radio stations indicated by small green dots.

13. Animagraffs

Remember those science projects where you had to demonstrate how a watch functions or how a slot machine works? Animagraffs is the new age rendition of just that.

It has a range of educational topics described using animated infographics. From the working of an electric car to showing the insides of a fire engine or how the international space station works, this site covers boatloads of topics.

14. Eat This Much

This website is for those who are on a weight watch and would like to have diet plans crafted out. Eat This Much creates personalized meal plans based on your food preferences, budget, and schedule so that you reach your goal weight sooner and without much fuss.

What’s more, if you aren’t sure how much calories you should take, the calorie calculator will give you answer.

15. Tunefind

On a lookout for the songs appearing in popular television shows and movies? Say Hi to Tunefind. It contains an index of the popular music and songs and lets you listen to them either through YouTube, Spotify or you can get it through iTunes.

And if that’s not enough, you can also share a song through the social media platforms like Facebook or Twitter.

16. FlightAware

FlightAware is a flight tracking system and is one of the best out there. So, whether it’s Live Tracking Maps or checking the status of a particular flight or airport delays – you’ll find everything here.

17. Background Burner

Moving on, the next on our list is Background Burner and it does exactly what it says. If you want to remove the background of an image and make it transparent for web usage, just upload it and select the areas you want to keep. The software which will analyze the rest and process the image for you.

18. Air Pollution: Real-time Air Quality Index (AQI)

A healthier lifestyle also demands that you breathe quality air. And a way to determine if the air quality around you is healthy or not is through the Real-time Air Quality Index website. This site displays the real-time data based on international standards, in and around your current location.

Plus, if you want to search the same for some other location, you can use the search functionality in the tool.

19. SuperCook

What to cook for dinner today?

It’s a question that I often ask myself. And if this drill sounds familiar, welcome this helpful site to your life – SuperCook. It’s a recipe search engine that lets you search by ingredients you have at home. Just select the food items you have in stock and find matching recipes using those ingredients only.

There are more than thousand recipes that you can explore and plus, you can also add in the suggested ingredients to make even tastier recipes.

20. Hemmingway App

If you ever find yourself writing long and complex sentences, trust the Hemmingway App to make it easier for you. This app makes your writing bold and clear to understand and also highlights complex sentences and common errors, so that you can rectify them easily to make your documents more readable.

21. Receive-SMS-online

The last site on our list is Receive-SMS-online.info. It’s a free service to receive online SMSs, based on REAL SIM and shows you the exact information received by the modem with Dynamic Sender ID. Basically, you can consider this service as a disposable email address to get OTPs on your mobile without revealing your actual number.

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So, Which One’s Your Go-To Site?

These were some of the thrifty sites where you have your fill to your heart’s content. And while you are at it, don’t forget to tell us your favorite site, will ya?

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An engineer turned tech writer, Namrata used to write software codes before turning to a career in tech- writing. She is passionate about travelling, food and reading about cool new stuff. Apart from that, she holds a bachelors degree in I.T and hails from Guwahati.